Nona Gaprindashvili

Nona Gaprindashvili (1941-) is a Georgian chess Grandmaster and Woman World Chess Champion.

Celebrity Deaths: ChessEver Memorial

Some deceased titled players, such as world champions, were chess celebrities and their games are still replayed today. Other titled players’ games may be overlooked, even if they were famous during their lifetimes. One example of a player who is less well-known today is WIM Lisa Lane, even though she was the first chess player on the cover of Sports Illustrated. More 🡢

Nona Gaprindashvili vs Juraj Nikolac

Nona Gaprindashvili saw an opportunity in her game with Juraj Nikolac. Find the four-move sequence that led White to victory.

Dr. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield and GM Irina Krush

Cairns Chess Queens Award: $100,000 for new U.S. Grandmasters

Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield announced the Cairns Chess Queens Award, a $100,000 award for up to five American women who achieve the title of grandmaster (GM) within the next five years. More 🡢

Chess Champion from China

Ding Liren winning the FIDE World Championship 2023 reminds fans that China is a chess powerhouse. Perhaps the first time a Chinese player captured the world’s attention was October 29, 1991. That’s when Xie Jun (family name Xie) won the Women’s World Chess Championship. More 🡢

U.S. Women’s Chess Championships: Participants, Champions, Crosstables

In the 60 U.S. Women’s Chess Championships held between 1937 and 2020, there have been 148 competitors. Of those, 29 have earned the title of U.S. Women’s Champion. This article provides some facts and graphics about those participants and champions, plus a link to crosstables. More 🡢

Infographic: All World Chess Champions

We all know that Magnus Carlsen is the World Chess Champion, but who was the first one? And when? Even less is known about women champions. You probably have heard about Susan Polgar, but who is the current woman chess champion? More 🡢

Nona Gaprindashvili vs. Eliška Richtrová

Chess puzzle from a women competition. Nona Gaprindashvili vs. Eliska Richtrova, Wuppertal, 1990. White to move and mate in 2.